If you were raised on Sailor Moon, your kids are watching a thing abut a guy with a chainsaw for a head. This was abundantly clear by the Chainsaw Man cosplayers at this year’s Anime NYC, which was held November 18-20 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. While classic anime characters like the sailor scouts and Gundam mechs are eternally popular, it was clear that a new generation of Anime franchises are on the rise.
This convention drew a smaller, and younger, crowd than last month’s New York Comic Con (NYCC), which was also held at the Javits. The anime fans were much more prone to cosplay. In fact, most of the people attending were in costume, or wearing cute “Kawaii” Japanese street fashion. Not to mention a swarm of people in maid dresses, cat outfits, and schoolgirl uniforms. Also present were Japanophiles in flashy Japanese street fashions not associated with any particular fictional character. Continue Reading at Chelsea Community News.